April 27, 2012

After getting past the dog days of February and completing an abbreviated 66-game regular season, we have finally arrived at the best time of the year for hoop junkies -- the NBA playoffs.

Here is the schedule of first round games in both conferences with the broadcast times listed in Eastern Time:

Western Conference

San Antonio v Utah

Game 1 - Sun April 29 Utah at San Antonio 1:00PM ESPN
Game 2 - Wed May 2 Utah at San Antonio 7:00PM TNT
Game 3 - Sat May 5 San Antonio at Utah 10:00PM TNT
Game 4 - Mon May 7 San Antonio at Utah TBD
Game 5 * Wed May 9 Utah at San Antonio TBD
Game 6 * Fri May 11 San Antonio at Utah TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 13 Utah at San Antonio TBD

Game 1 - Sat April 28 New York at Miami 3:30PM ABC
Game 2 - Mon April 30 New York at Miami 7:00PM TNT
Game 3 - Thu May 3 Miami at New York 7:00PM TNT
Game 4 - Sun May 6 Miami at New York 3:30PM ABC
Game 5 * Wed May 9 New York at Miami TBD
Game 6 * Fri May 11 Miami at New York TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 13 New York at Miami TBD